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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

January 16, 1855. HC: HP-1, p. 31. Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business School Soldiers Field... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

David Frieze, Division of Research and Faculty Development, retired John (Jack) J. Gabarro, UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management, Emeritus Patty Haviland, Human Resources, retired Alice Kirchner, Restaurant Associates, retired Jay O. Light, Dean of the... View Details

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Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

to Augustine Heard, June 8, 1845. HC: EM 4-2. Jones, Köll, and Gendron, p. 7. Downs, p. 335 Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections View Details

01 Oct 2007
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Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

in the 1920s, GM president Alfred P. Sloan Jr. said, "Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the subject here." Heads nodded around the table. "Then," continued Sloan, "I propose we postpone... View Details

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MBA Class of 1959 Chapel | About

added to the chapel, a gift from Albert H. Gordon (MBA 1925) and George F. Baker III (MBA 1964). McArthur, who served as Dean from 1980 to 1995, believed a chapel on campus would enhance the sense that HBS... View Details

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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

The resources below have been selected by Baker librarians to help members of our community learn more about the conflict. The list attempts to incorporate a wide range of perspectives to enable the reader to form their own... View Details

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People - Advancing Racial Equity

Faculty, Stern School of Business, NYU Jen Eliason Associate Director, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging George Ellis MBA 1984; VP Supply Chain Solutions, Chemonics International Robin Ely Faculty / Organizational Behavior and Chair,... View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Innovating in Digital Therapeutics." Harvard Business School Case 825-071, August 2024. Iogen: Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Sectors By: George Serafeim , Charlotte Foody and John Mulliken August 2024 | Case | Faculty Research Brian Foody,... View Details

13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

PublicationsBuy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down Authors:John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract You've got a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Atlas of the World's Commerce (London: George Newnes, 1907), p. 98-99, map. Arçelik Corporation (Koç Group) A.M. Colpan and G. Jones, “Vehbi Koc and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group (B),”... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Bonds? (with John Y. Campbell, American Economic Review , March 2001). 1998 Malcolm P. Baker : Winner of the 1998 George S. Dively Award for outstanding dissertation research... View Details

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard... View Details

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Wilder House | About

Wilder House Wilder House was rededicated in 1997 in honor of William P. Wilder (1922–2019), a prominent Canadian executive, and his support of the School. One of two buildings on the original HBS campus that were named for their... View Details

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

fellowship funding, and more. 1978 The George P. Baker Minority Fellowship is established to honor Dean Baker’s contributions to increasing African Americans’ access and... View Details

27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27

of Public Economics What Makes Annuitization More Appealing?" By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Stephen P. Zeldes Abstract—We conduct and analyze two large surveys of hypothetical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Greenhill House | About

stucco and brick office building was designed in the Georgian Revival-style by McKim, Mead & White as part of the original 1920s campus plan, though construction was delayed for financial reasons until 1965, during the tenure of Dean View Details

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Morgan Hall | About

Morgan Hall Morgan Hall was made possible by George F. Baker and is named in honor of his good friend and iconic figure in US business, John Pierpont Morgan. Completed in 1927, Morgan Hall was one of the... View Details

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Dean’s House | About

Dean’s House The Dean’s House was part of the original campus design and made possible by the George F. Baker founding gift. The Dean’s House was designed by Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott.... View Details

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Cotting House | About

Cotting House Cotting Cornerstone Ceremony 1967 Cotting House was made possible by, and is named in honor of, Charles E. Cotting (Harvard 1911). Constructed in 1967 during the tenure of Dean George P. View Details

16 Jan 2013
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The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management

Mississippi planter priced his 48-year-old foreman, Hercules, at $500; recorded the worth of Middleton, a 26-year-old top-producing field hand, at $1,500; and gave 9-month-old George Washington a value of $150. At the end of the year, he... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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